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"Just wrapped my first American Vogue cover shoot with Annie Leibovitz…Rah! #SEXY" she tweeted, before swiftly taking the post down, probably after being rapped over the knuckles by the Conde Nast PR team.

Her skin-tight sheer dress from Chanel's pre-fall 2011 collection is strategically embroidered to hide her modesty, in what is perhaps a tamer version of Rihanna than we are accustomed to, but nonetheless a rather racy choice for the traditionally more conservative US Vogue cover.

Fans of Rihanna will be delighted to see their idol attain such a prestigious honour, particularly after it was rumoured that she had a previous cover for the publication cancelled when nude photos of her surfaced online. Looks like she more than made up for it with this striking image.